Punxsutawney Spirit, 1907-03-25

              Company Will Now Endeavor to Secure the Necessary Leases. Special to The Spirit. PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA.. MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1907 1. No. 16!. BUILDING LOAN CASE IS DECIDED FOR PLAINTIFF PRICE 2 CENTS ME US IS STRUCK Ml INf DRILLING AT ELI RON BREWERY EXPOSURE DURING CIVIL WAR USES DEATH YEARS UTER Mrs. Mary P. Walters Expires in Street Car From Heart Failure. DEATH CALLS AGED WOMAN WHILE SHE RIDES HOMEWARD Ntw Pocket Is Even Stronger Than Any Heretofore Encountered. Disaster Was Due to Break in Some Speculative Movements. LAST WEEK'S COLLAPSE LEAVES STOCK MARKET IN FEVERISH STATE John K. North, a Pioneer Resident, Succumbs to Long Protracted Illness. Judge Reed Enters Judgment Against Defendants, About Fifty in Number. BLOWER IS ALMOST USELESS BUT FEW MINUTES WARNING ARISES OUT OF FAILURE PUBLIC HAD KEPT OUT FORMER HOTEL PROPRIETOR Had Been Making a Call and Had Nearly Reached Her Home. Amount Involved is Estimated at Between Forty and Fifty Thousand Dollars. This Was Occasioned by Distrust and Money Stringency in the Money Market. Had Retired From Active Life One Year Ago Because of Failing Health. but argument was not prosentod until the Argument Court of the present month. Judge Heed HIoh a lengthy opinion, reviewing the facts and the law with his accustomed thoroughness. THAW'S ATTORNEYS ARE THROUGH WORK There Is still pending in the Supreme Court the borrowers' case, another Mest cijfcse covering a large amount of money, which will be argued at Philadelphia next month. The Assignees hope that within another year they may be able to see the near approach of the end of their labors. They had expected to wind the business up within two years, but the work has been subject to numerous unavoidable delays. SELL ROPt BREAKS ALARM IS FIZZLE live with her daughter, the aped mother fell and broke her leg, and was unable t<> walk without the aid of crutches when she was so suddenly called away. her daughter shc\ is survived by one brother and two sisters, Norton Low, Miss Ellen Low, Mrs. Rebecca tiling, all of Williamsport. Funeral services, which will be conducted by Rev. C. W. Miner, will be held tills evening at seven o'clock at the home of the daughter of the deceased. The body will be taken to Williamsport on the morning train tomorrow, where burial will be made Wednesday afternoon. Will Have Nothing- Further to Offer Exccpt ;i Brief or Two. Slight Fire at Home of Rabbi Cohen Calls Out thte Department. Another and stronger pocket of gas was struck at the Elk Hun Brewing Company's well Saturday morning at three o'clock. The flow from the second And is much stronger than the first and will increase the pressure to nearly eight hundred pounds, the former strike giving off but a pressure of sixty pounds. The well had reached a depth of eleven hundred feet when the last gas was foupd. ■f A steam blower situated under the derrick is used to blow the gas'from under the derrick to the side so that the odor will not interfere with the drillers, but tho pressure of the gas exceeds the power of the blower and the smell on the working floor of the i derrick is almost overpowering. The Brewing Company will start at once to secure the leases on the surrounding country and if they are successful they will continue drilling to the intended depth of 3,BOO feet. If they find that they cannot procure the leases the drilling will stop the latter part of next week wh«5n they will have reached a depth of about seventeen hundred feet, not half the distance to which the well will be drilled should the company bo successful in its efforts to get the leases. The afternoon had been spent at the home of James K. Maglnnis and the deceased, with Mr. and Mrs. P«»st, left about six o'clock for their home in Bast End. Mrs. Walters laughed and joked and seemed In better health than she had been in for years. Just opposite the Panto 11 Hotel Mrs. Post noticed her head dropping back and immediately went to her aid, but could not arouse her. Dr. Harry Gourley who was driving past, and was called, and seeing that her eon* dition was serious, lirs. Grube am. Riaisdell were called, who arrived ii. a few minutes, the aged lady dying just as they arrived. The. deceased, who was seventy-six years old. was the v)8dow of Rev. Christian Walters, a well-known Methodist clergyman of Willianisport, of which church Mrs. Walters had been a. staunch and lifelong member. For the past year the deceased made her home with her only daughter, Mrs. George Post, of this place. In January last year, while coming to Returning from a call accompanied by her son-in-law and daughter, M»\ and Mrs. George W. Post, Mrs. Mary rjacker Walters was stricken with heart failure late yesterday afternoon while on a street car on Mahoning Street, and died a few moments later, just a* medical assist- ance arrived. PEIIYPAMER MUST^ OPERATORS MEET SCALE COMMITTEE ed Therefor. Didn't Produce Coin When He Ought and is Severely Jolt- FATHER OF CITY PARR MADE POOR IMPRESSION The usual alarm was not sounded tills morning because of the breaking of the rope attached to the lire bell when the home of Rabbi Charles Cohen, of Torrenee Street, narrowly escaped being destroyed by lire about seven o'clock. . . Sparks from the chimney set lire to the roof, whieli was blaxing llercely when the fire company arrived in response to the alarm sent In by a railroader who discovered the lire. Fearing the water would do a great deal of damage the hose was not used, but by hard work tho company succeeded In ex'ingnishing the flames by the aid of buckets of water carried to the burning roof. NEW YORK, March 25.—Last ' week's collapse on the Stock lixi change left the stock market In an ■ unsettled and feverish condition. That I disaster was partly t he result- of ecoi nomlc conditions and partly the rej suit of a break In the huge speculative movements inaugurated in Ihe last quarter of 1906. The large dividend payments on Union and Southern Pacific, which excited so much comment at the time, were the I'asis of j extraordinary speculative operations ! conducted simultaneously In London ; and New York. The parties coni ducting these operations were highly j successful In their earliest stages; and , large quantities of these stocks I bought, at low prices were profitably | distributed during the first part of [the campaign in both the domestic and foretign markets. Subsequently, j however, these operations were not entirely successful, because large amounts of stocks were still held by the leaders and their friends for Wiiich only a very limited market could be found outside of their own buying and selling to each other. The public as a whole had kept out of the market with unusual persistency; the widespread distrust created by the exposures of high finance and the stringency in money being unquestionably the chief causes of this reticence. Tim strain on the leaders was intense, and was sriously aggravated by high rates for money. The pressure of the railroads for new capital and the tremendous outpouring of short term notes after January 1st proved to be the last straw. In a situation of BOWMAN CONFESSION CASHIER 1 MAKES I \ Publish, i ' Pr< ss. In' i :\\ Y < >IiK. Mann un.- Statements were made (inlay by all of Harry Thaw1:! lawyers, ju<t before they 81 a 111 • 11 for 11 m » court room, to hear whether Justice Fitzgerald wished further evidence submitted by either sii';«• :t• ■ to tin* janity of the defendant, that thy would have nothing more to oft. : . \ . |»t a brit f. unless (he Justice I namh >1 I'urthi r .Hildavlts. .Lawyers Delmas, o'Uellly and 1'tabo:!;, Weil1 early callers on Thaw at tin Tombs today. Delmas remained with his client nearly an hour, this beiiu; th<- longest, visit he ever made with Tnaw. The signillcance of the visit has not yet developed. In case Justice Fitzgerald rules ;\».rainsd a commission of lunacy, it is believed that the case will be coneluded this week. If the Commission is named it may require two or three w» ek.-. in rea. h a conclusion and the trial must b ssusp nded for this period.Dewalt Says Ex-Governor Will Testify Before Capitol Commission. (Continued on Page Six.) VISIT TO BARROOM SETTLED DIFFICULTY JoJin K. North, one of the pioneer residents of Punxsutawney, died at six o'clock Saturday evening:, after a protracted illnem from nerve « ble, the result of having been froselfcilSfc while In the military service during ® the Civil War. [own, Berks County, September 16, Th© deceased was born In Newmans- i 1 sH8. and came to Punxsutawney lifty-flve years ago. is first employnieiu, here was that of a miller in the old Jenks Mill. Later he learned the harnessmaking trade with the t.n» late Jacob Zeitlcr, after which he went into the harnessmaking business for himself, at which ho continued until 1870, when he became proprietor of a hotel in this place. He remained In the hotel business until last year, when his rapidly failing iiealth compelled him to retire. lie served in Company B, Seventyfourth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the winter of 1 84-5, during which time he received disabilities which made him a constant sufferer, and finally resulted in his death. In 1N52 Mr. North married lOlizabeth, daughter of Rev. Thomas Wilson, of Punxsutawney, who preceded him to the tomb two years ago. Five children resulted from this union, namely: Thomas and Effle deceased, and Mazlc, Harry and Annie, all at home. He is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Amelia Shultz, of Newmanstown. Pa.; Mrs. Susanna Burkholder of Beading, Pa., and Mrs. Mary Stlgletts of Wabash, Indiana. The deceased was a man of many Rood qualities, who was held in high - esteem b> everybody in this community. He wax honest in his dealings, kind and helpful a good neighbor and a patriotic citizen. Tin* funeral took place this afternoon at l! o'clock at the late home «»j the deceased, the services at the grave being in charge of the* (Jrand Army Post and Sons of Veterans of this place. The rellgnus services were conducted by Hev. <\ II. FitzwII- Iium, of the Haptist Church, and were attended by a lqfgc number of sympathizing friends. GENERAL WOOD MAY ASK VINDICATION l)epuly I . S. .Marshal llenry swore thril Howman had confessed to him and further proeeedings were waived. l'owiiian entered a plea, of not guilty and was bound over to the Federal (• rand Jury in the sum of live thousand dollars. I y Publishers' Press. PITTKIU' IUJ, March l! • Assistant ('ashler Howman, of tin Tinuesta National Hank, who is eaarged with the manipulation of batik funds to t h«k amount of thirty thousand dollars, was arraigend today before t'nited States ('ommissioner Lindsey. Foreigners Could Not Understand Each Other But Soon Didn't Care For That. Acquittal of Captain Koehler is Condemnation of Superior Officer. I'*red Kennard, of (Mrartield, is visiting at the home of his sister, Mrs. Frank Iteese, of this place. Judge Reed handed down an opinion this morning at lirookvllle in the case of the Assignees of the Punxsutawney Mutual Building and Loan Association versus John J. I tuberk and others, a bill in equity which has been pending for some time, in which he decides the case in favor of the plaintiffs and enters judgment against all the defendants, about fifty of thetn for the amount claimed from each of t hem. This is one of the most important of the cases arising out of the failure of the Punxsutawney Mutual three ! years ago. The cause of the failure was that by reason of errors in the method of distributing profit , the < - rics were figured as having matured earlier than the real earnings justified. The second series was matured a few months too soon .and each succeeding series up to the fifteenth was matured in the same way, the discrepancy between the real and the supposed value growing greater with each series. Py reason of this fact, over payments were made to nonborrowers and over-credits were made to borrowers, which eventually ren- ] dered the association insolvent. The attorney for the assignees, in a communication in the Spirit at the time of the insolvency, gave it as his opinion that the over-payments and over-credits could be recovered, and suits have been instituted on the different series from time to time, in order to keep them within the statute of limitations, so that there are now six actions pending. The one decided this morning is like the others, and it is probable that the others will not be tried. This one will doubtless be appealed to the higher court, so that there may be a delay of a year in getting a final decision. The amount involved in the various suits pending or still to be brought is between forty thousand and fifty thousand dollars, of which more than half is eolleetlble, if Judge Meed's decision is sustained by the Supremo Court. A number of the stockholders who benefited by the errors have died or moved away or are proof against executions, but a great many are still within reach, and of these a goodly number have expressed their willingness to refund as soon as the courts have decided that they ought to refund and how much. Expert accountants from Pittsburg spent several weeks on the books determining this question, and their figures, as revised by A. < \ Allison, a former Secretary of the Association, were accepted by the courf. The testimony was taken two or three months ago. AMERICAN NAVAL OFFICER IS WELL KNOWN AUTHOR A rather amusing incident occurred Saturday afternon at the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Railroad station. A Hungarian and an Italian who seemed to have some interests in common were endeavoring to tell one another the why and wherefore of something. Neither one could speak the other's language and after trying for some time they both made a stab at English which proved to be even worse. They then appealed to several bystanders, bul they, like the foreigners themselves, could not understand them and could do nothing but shake their heads. Not discouraged, however, thfcy left arm in arm lo find someone who was conversant with the three languages. They were seen to enter a barroom and later emerged talking to themselves, whether on account of the visit to the barroom or because they gave it up as a bad job, no one could say. One of our gonial bonifaces, refusing to bo overawed by the gentleman's past greatness, and seeing no present coin in hand to liquidate a small bill which had aeerued, reached down along the spine of tin- modern Demosthenes to a point a few inches below his rear suspender buttons and taking a tight hold of the loose folds of Ills outer garments ejected him bodily from the premises. The Father of the City Party spent a fruitless hour in searching for a lawyer who would take up a case of damages against the hotel proprietor, but finding this an unappreciat.ive world the stranger Anally hit the pike for Clarion—a town which is heavily peopled with Democrats, and which may have more respect for a John the Baptist who preaches the gospel of reform. In the meantime the county seat of Jefferson wags on, with nobody to keep the grafters from stealing it but one self-satislied county official and a fearless public press, as exemplified by the Palls Creek Herald.13UOOKVILLH. March 25.—During the latter part of last week the county seat was favored witli a visit from a somewhat eccentric gcnleinan who insised that he had made the speech which caused the birth of the City Party in Philadelphia, and done many other acts which had a great bearing upon the history of the state and nation. J. HENRY BEADLE CALLED BY DEATH CHICAGO—The Chicago Orchestral Association received $50,000 from Mrs. Florence Lathrop Page of Washington, I). C. The money is to be placed in trust and the income is to be used for the benefit of the musical organization. This is the orchestra formed by Professor Theodore Thomas several years ago. Member of the Eberhart Company Passes Away at Home of His Father. "The most outrageous part of the whole affair," continued JVlr. Dewalt, "is that relating to Lhe resolution Introduced by Governor Pennypacker himself, which provided that no bid be considered except for the entire schedule. Sanderson was the only man who knew about that resolution, and on the section of the schedule providing for the entire job he bid high. He knew a carpet man would not bid on the glass and that a furniture man would not bid on things out. of his line. Yet, in the face <>f that resolution, the governor and Mathues and Snyder told all comers to bid. "I believe that $4,000,000 was stolen on the job. Some might be polite enough to call it extravagance or overcharges, but most would say it was stolen. So far we have evidence as to $1,000,000 in that line. "I doubt the advisability or wisdom of calling Sanderson to the witness stand. Under advice of counsel he could refuse to answer, and would not be in contempt. He ought to bo dealt with later. "Much can be done under the laws with nil those mixed up with tills cap- Itol job. It should bo taken Into court. I do not think It will be dlllleult to "prove fraud and deceit. If there is nothing left to recover, then jail for theirs." ALLENTOWN, March 25.—"Ex- Governor Pennypacker will bo called beforo the investigation commission, if I have to summon him and examine him myself," declared Senator Arthur G. Dewalt, member Af-the eapitol investigation commission, in an interview here relative to the startling revelations brought out regarding the construction and furnishing of the $13,000,000 captltol. Next on the list was the committee on officers' reports. This committee stated that the report of the President and the Secretary-treasurer had been thoroughly gone over and found to bo the sourc of much gratiflc&ion, Inasmuch as they showed that the officers had been faithful and industrious in their labors for the United Mine Workers of America. The committee also congratulates the officers for their work during and after last year's strike and for the settlement secured. A pipe fitter In the cellar of the building wan making such a noise that it was found necessary to send a committee down to him to try to persuade him to desist. but when the question wu put to him, he told the committee (hat ho wa a union man and would not Itop until the whistle blew. Sevcraj attempts were made to stop the noise, but the pipe fitter worked on until the job was- finished. The constitutional committee commenced It* report, but adjournment was taken before It wag entirely completed., Moat of the dnlegatos left on the afternoon trains for their homes to spend Sunday, bu there were a few who lived at a distance who had to forego this pleasuro and stay in Du- Bols. When the convention of District No. 2, United Mine Workers of America met this morning at nine o'clock President Patrick Gilday announced that he had received a communication from the operators in which they stated that they would meet the miners scale committee this afternoon at two o'clock. The convention then went into executive session and remained so, discussing the terms to be submitted to the operators, until 12:05. A lunch and smoker had been planned by the Central Trades and Labor Council to the United Mine Workers for tomorrow evening. There was also to be speaking in the theater. Since the announcement of President John Mitchell's coming on Wednesday the speaking at the theater has been postponed until that time, but the lunc{i and smoker will be given as at first planned. Saturday morning's session was well attended, nearly all the delegates being their respective seats. The first business done after the convention had been called to order by President Gilday was tho reading of the report of the resolution committee. This committee reported that the Idea of centralization should be left to a larger committee. During the noon hour he President appointed a centralization* committee on resolutions. Many other resolutions were presented after the resolution committee had made Ita report. HUEST'8 SILVER JUBILEE The court-martial that acquitted Capt. Koehler was presided over by Hrlg. Gen. Winfield Scott Edgerly. The other members of the court originally detailed were Col. Alfred C. Markley, rocrntly promoted to brigaoii>r general; Col. Joseph W. Duncan, Col. Walter Scott, Lieut. Col. Arthur Williams, Lieut Col. A. C Varnum, Lieut Col. IUchard Wilson. Maj. J H. Ooe, Maj. James Lockett, Maj. Willis May, Maj Omar Bundy, Maj. A. M. Rowan, and Maj George Vail Duzen. ('apt. Freil Buchanan was Judge advocate*. Three of the officers, Col. Duncan, Li«>ut. Col. Varnum, and Maj. Hundy, were challenged on the ground that they served with Capt. Koehler at Mount Dajo and were too friendly to him. Capt. Koehler will probably be promoted to be a major within another year. He Is one of the youngest captains In the army and if promoted in regular order will reach a major generalship before the retiring age of sixty-four. Had the court-martial found against him and sentenced him to a reduction of files, It would have set him back in his military career and It Is not probable that he*would have remained In the service. He possesses an independent fortune in his own right, LEAVKNWOUTH, Kans . March U5. — I Respite the criticism of President Roosevelt, army officers here generally regard the aquittal of ('apt. M. Koehler as not only a complete vindication for him, but a condemnation of MaJ. (ten. Leonard Wood. It is the general opinion that Gen. Wood himself should ask for a courtmartial. ('apt. Koehler preferred certain charges against him. Gen. Wood's response was an order for (.'apt Koehler's court-martial. The first courtmartial found the captain guilty. He appealed, and the second court-martial acquitted him. NEW YOItK, March 25.—John II. Sanderson, the favored contractor, whose unique methods of making up his hills for work on Pennsylvania's $13,000,000 State eapltol are being investigated by the Legislature, has been living nt Sherry's, in New York, since last October. Many things have happened to Mr. Sanderson sineo he hurriedly left Philadelphia under flro nearly six months ago. Probably the most Important In his eyes was his marriage early In the winter to a Philadelphia woman whose home was In Glensidc. He brought his bride to Sherry's and there they have lived ever since. Now and then members of her family visit them here. Mr. Sanderson's brother Harry who Is now carrying on the Sanderson Company, in Chestnut Street, above Sixth, Philadelphia, also comes over from Philadelphia every little while to confer with tho excapltol contractor on business affairs. With part of his $4,000,000 or $5,- 000,000 profits Mr. Sanderson has purchased a yacht, and expects to cruise during the summer months under the flag of the New York Yacht Club. Mr. Beadle was also Interested In many business enterprises in DuBois, his name being found among the organisers of the Keystone Mercatllo Compa.V and the United Traction Company, of that city. He was a director and stockholder in the Deposit National Bank. Mr. Beadle also had extensive holdings In coal lands In the North and South, and his charities knew no boundn. . The funeral services will be conducted at the home of his father tomorrow afternoon at two o'- clock. J. Henry Beadle, one of the bestknown business men of tills Heel Inn of the Stale and a member of the Arm of J. B. Eberhart Co., Ltd., died at the home of his father at Hhlckshlnny, Pa., Friday night. Mr. Beadle never married and at the time of his death was about fifty years of age. He has been engaged In business in Jefferson, Clearfield and Elk counties for about twenty-live years, coming to this section from the hard eoal regions. PITTSBURG, March 26.—The Rev Wlttam Graham, pastor of St. Patrick's Church, today celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Father Graham was born in Ireland In 1858. He ... -mm -Ma theological studies at the •- H> Bulplce Seminary, Montreal, anil •forward attended the American Collag# Ifc Rome, Where he was ordained March is, 1H2. +♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*+*♦♦♦+++♦♦ <• + * IfEAKD A KNOCK ♦ * THEN roi Xl) RANK * * ON IIIS DOOU8TEP + * 41 <* OItANGE, March 25. — On * •i* Sunday morning about three ♦ ♦ o'clock Wlliam Mangel was ♦ <• aroused by a loud knocking ♦ ♦ at the door and on going to ♦ ♦ th<* door he found a box with ♦ ♦ a brty baby in It. On the box ♦ ♦ there was a note which road: ♦ ♦ "My name is Benjamin. I ♦ ♦ am two weeks and four days ♦ ♦ old. If you do not want gie ♦ «fr pass me on." ♦ clerk In his store. ♦ Besides the baby there were ♦ ♦ a live dollar bf 1.1 a bottle of ♦ ♦ Castoria, a bottle of paregoric ♦ ♦ and live dresses and other ♦ ♦ clotting and blankets. The ♦ ♦ clothes were made by hand and ♦ ♦ . showed much care In making. ♦ ♦ The child is very intelligent- ♦ ♦ looking and looks as if he ♦ ♦ came of good parents. Mr. ♦ ♦ Mangle does not know how to ♦ ♦ dispose of his new boarder, ♦ ♦ as he can neither plow nor ♦ ATLANTIC CITY.—James Parker, who tried to save President McKinley's life by striking the arm of CioK go7. as the assassin fired the fatal shot at the President, Is In Jail here, a raving maniac. Charles H. Davis Anmiral Charles Henry Davis was born at Cambridge, Mass., on August 28, 1845, and was educated in the public schools until appointed to the Naval Academy, In 1861. lie graduated with honors and was made an ensign in 1866. As the Civil War had just ended Admiral Davis had to take the slow promotion of peace times and did not reach the grade of commander until 1885 and was made a captain in 1898. Admiral Davis was always a scholarly officer and Is the author of several well known professional books of wide reputation. He was appointed as one of the American members of the international commission which Investigated the tiring of a Russian fleet on a British fishing fleet in the North Sea in 1905, igfc m Edition itt* T